10 books with AMAZING worldbuilding! ☁️📖

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @mechanarwhal7830
    @mechanarwhal7830 2 года назад +34

    I feel like publishers don't need to do anything more in terms of promotional work than just ask you to talk about a book you have enjoyed. I have added so many books to my TBR just because of your infectious enthusiasm.

  • @yashvrdnjain
    @yashvrdnjain 2 года назад +108

    I love the Murakami-esque world building where fantastical elements just show up in the real world in a very matter-of-fact way.

    • @Иблис96
      @Иблис96 2 года назад +18

      It’s called magical realism! Tons of great Latin American authors do the genre amazingly

    • @liamariavoelker4162
      @liamariavoelker4162 2 года назад

      Favourite worlds by far. I love him so much.

    • @liamariavoelker4162
      @liamariavoelker4162 2 года назад

      @@Иблис96 any recommendations?

    • @Иблис96
      @Иблис96 2 года назад +5

      @@liamariavoelker4162 100 years of solitude*(really anything by Marquez), Pedro Paramo(my favorite), like water like chocolate and the house of the spirits.

  • @nishthagupta1357
    @nishthagupta1357 Год назад +4

    I LOVE "His Dark Materials" so so much!

  • @meysician7117
    @meysician7117 2 года назад +31

    I can't help but go "yay!" every time I see a new upload from you. Thank you for your content, it really helps me learn and relax at the same time :)

  • @mpkfan
    @mpkfan 2 года назад +17

    Christy you would be an amazing literary critic! What engaging and thoughtful commentaries!

  • @zinaak4194
    @zinaak4194 5 месяцев назад +1

    This video starting with the Broken Earth trilogy is giving me hope!

  • @drlopez6755
    @drlopez6755 2 года назад

    Thanks for the tips

  • @annenilsen2665
    @annenilsen2665 2 года назад +1

    Just followed your recommendations and picked up all of them…but I’m saving some of them for my “Century of Books” challenge next year. Thank you !

  • @jennifersterken4869
    @jennifersterken4869 2 года назад +1

    Wow! What a cool concept for a video! Thank you! I've not been interested in the Priory of the Orange Tree until your description. Same with Jonathan Strange and Mr, Norrell.

  • @flowerbinsh
    @flowerbinsh 2 года назад +39

    I’ve seen the majority of these books from other booktubers and was never really interested, but the way you describe all of these stories make me want to read them immediately. 😭😭 Especially the His Dark Materials series!

  • @tylerreed7615
    @tylerreed7615 2 года назад +3

    I just started watching your videos lady month, first off I love your videos. They’re always super cozy and informative. Also I bought the house in the cerulean sea and the priory of the orange tree, just getting ready to start the house book

  • @Lucy96XxXx
    @Lucy96XxXx 2 года назад +38

    Piranesi by Susanna Clarke also has such vivid world building despite the setting being so limited and meandering (as much as I can say without spoilers 😅), it’s absolutely one of my favourite books of all time!

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 года назад +11

      I looooove it but I need to stop recommending Piranesi AND Jonathon Strange for every single recommendations video, so I just picked one 😅

    • @liamariavoelker4162
      @liamariavoelker4162 2 года назад

      One of my favourite books as well.

  • @craftyreads
    @craftyreads 2 года назад +5

    So many great books on this list! Name in the Wind and, the fifth season are on my tbr!

  • @sandramathews24
    @sandramathews24 2 года назад +4

    Beautiful video as always, because of you I bought Neil Gaiman book's. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts with us Christy.

  • @hannarchy_
    @hannarchy_ 2 года назад +6

    Love this video, Christy! Some of my favorites are on here (Priory is probably my favorite fantasy novel!!). And you’ve encouraged me to read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I have a copy, but I’ve been putting it off because I’m a bit intimidated!

    • @joannab.8066
      @joannab.8066 2 года назад +3

      It is intimidating, but the pay-off is more than worth it! I read it from Christy's recommendation as well. The amount of attention to detail that went into this book really does make it feel like like it truly happened in English history, and although the style is quite academic it's never boring. For me everything about it is amazing, 5/5.

    • @hannarchy_
      @hannarchy_ 2 года назад +1

      @@joannab.8066 thanks, I definitely will read it! Have you read Susanna Clarke’s other book, Piranesi? That’s one of my favorite fantasy books!

    • @joannab.8066
      @joannab.8066 2 года назад +2

      @@hannarchy_ No I haven't read it yet, but it's definitely on my tbr! I hope it becomes one of my favourites too

  • @annenilsen2665
    @annenilsen2665 2 года назад +3

    PS. I have been waiting sooooo long for the sequel to The Name of the Wind 😩. Loved it !

    • @TheStoryTaylor
      @TheStoryTaylor 2 года назад

      Tell me about it. I miss Kvothe's quirckyness

  • @RovingReader
    @RovingReader 2 года назад +6

    I’ve heard so much about The Fifth Season!

  • @aislingbeck5641
    @aislingbeck5641 2 года назад +9

    I loved Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, as well as the His Dark Materials trilogy. Have you ever read anything by Neil Stephenson? The world building in The Baroque Cycle is brilliant.

  • @jjvladimir6070
    @jjvladimir6070 2 года назад +2

    Just started this video and love your criteria for world building. I'm hoping Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast series makes the list.

  • @Diminish3d
    @Diminish3d 2 года назад +16

    Give me pages after pages of description and detail. Loved His Dark Materials and LotR as a kid, visualizing every bit of the world in my head.
    Another favorite is Carlos Ruiz Zafon's "Cemetery of Forgotten Books" -series. I could feel myself walking down the streets of old Barcelona when reading them. :)

  • @mariajacynta
    @mariajacynta 2 года назад

    I always finish your videos with new books in my TBR, it’s inevitable 😂 thanks for you content!!!

  • @k.mturgon9593
    @k.mturgon9593 2 года назад +1

    I find this gem(channel) when the RUclips recommend me the ``Murakami schedule video``.I watched and I felt in love.I like your stile, Christy - the songs, the colours and the passion for those books.This kind of thing is very touch. You are a true writter. Love from Brazil(and, in the future, Canada). Bye.

  • @donna25871
    @donna25871 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video - looking forward to catching up with these books. 📚

  • @diane8364
    @diane8364 2 года назад

    Thank you Christy for this new video with a very interesting topic ! 💛

  • @mariapazgonzalezlesme
    @mariapazgonzalezlesme 2 года назад +5

    I love the worldbuilding genre. Specially the ones with fantasy or sci-fi.

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 года назад

      I love world building too!! 😊💛

    • @wangxiao2019
      @wangxiao2019 2 года назад

      Then you will love "Global University Entrance examination " by mu su li
      It is a masterpiece
      It has a comic (I'm in love with it)

  • @MatildaTheBookDragon
    @MatildaTheBookDragon 2 года назад +1

    Ooh I agree with you, have read several of the books you recommend, and have three I havent read yet...The fifth Season, A hundred years of Solitude Snd Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I must give that last book of more chance, sounds much more interesting after you've described it! Thank you! I'm reading The Daevabad Trilogy right now and it's world building is really unique and interesting. Highly recommend! Definitely want to read The Name of the Wind. I ordered She Who became the Sun recently but canceled it when I read about how much violence there is in it.

  • @jennyjung7823
    @jennyjung7823 2 года назад

    Here to find a book to read during my vacation ☺️

  • @kate559
    @kate559 2 года назад

    I just love the way you say “ world building “

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 2 года назад

    Love Name of the Wind! I read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell this year it was the second book i read and im still thinking about it 💫 Im reading Lonely Castle in the Mirror next month 😊

  • @sayantanisengupta7132
    @sayantanisengupta7132 2 года назад

    I just found out your channel while I was struggling with writers block and I absolutely adore your channel I have watched more than 10 videos in one day! Thank you for all the handwork

  • @G1ngey
    @G1ngey 2 года назад +2

    Have you read any Brandon Sanderson? His world building is renowned in his fanbase, high fantasy on the levels of Pratchett and Tolkien

  • @Catherine_Wise
    @Catherine_Wise 2 года назад

    Add "Lonely castle.." in my tbr. I like "Welcome to Night Vale" - it has weird, but amazing world!

  • @tonydeluna8095
    @tonydeluna8095 2 года назад +1

    Reading is a badass exercise for the brain. I enjoy channels that have book content and not just gaming. Both are unique in their own way. But it’s cool to know that you like, Final Fantasy.

  • @saram.2573
    @saram.2573 2 года назад

    You should make videos on how to analyze books. You have so much knowledge, you'd love to learn with you :)

  • @pattybeamsley3985
    @pattybeamsley3985 2 года назад

    Great recommendations Christy, I suggest you read Elizabeth Knox's The Invisible Road series aka Dream Hunter and Dreamquake, they are phenomenal!

  • @vinodhiniharish2772
    @vinodhiniharish2772 2 года назад

    I was waiting for your video yayyy

  • @tterpsichore
    @tterpsichore 16 дней назад

    The Egyptian by Mika Waltari, The Etruscan by Mika Waltari, both outstanding, Wild Sheep Chase by Murakami was exciting 20 years ago, recently The Tainted Cup by R.J.Bennet made me feel alive again after finishing GOT 10 years ago

  • @binodpandey5182
    @binodpandey5182 2 года назад +1

    10:16 the reaction 😂

  • @oxcy8519
    @oxcy8519 2 года назад

    Watching Christy is a daily routine💖

  • @Missgorgeous-p3c
    @Missgorgeous-p3c 2 года назад

    My favorite book 📖 is A Slave To The Internet by Nyamwago wa Njoroge

  • @elessar8057
    @elessar8057 2 года назад +1

    Great video.

  • @nekommimi
    @nekommimi 2 года назад +2

    I clicked on this video hoping Dune (the first book at least) would be mentioned. Nonetheless, I recommend that and also The Goblin Emperor for books with great world-building 😄

  • @arlissbunny
    @arlissbunny 2 года назад +4

    I Love Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I rated it 5 out of 5. For me, however, the world building in Clarke’s Piranesi is even more extraordinary. Susanna Clarke is a gift to readers. I’m glad you included her.

  • @charlenejo2490
    @charlenejo2490 2 года назад

    If you haven’t read it yet, you should read the Caraval series by Stephanie Garber. Also, I enjoyed Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell as well.

  • @jeimmyflores6423
    @jeimmyflores6423 2 года назад

    I like your selection on books 😁😁 your room is so cute.

  • @serenity8910
    @serenity8910 2 года назад +6

    I have been putting off reading Brandon Sanderson books for the longest time for no good reason. I recently started reading Warbreaker (guys, it's a free ebook!) and my goodness, now I know what an amazing worldbuilding is. I'm seriously impressed and I can't wait to completely immerse myself into the Cosmere world!

    • @MaxFidler
      @MaxFidler 2 года назад +2

      After Warbreaker, while it is still in your mind I would read the Stormlight Archive next.

  • @herrydinson296
    @herrydinson296 2 года назад

    Beautiful 🥰

  • @idk-dz
    @idk-dz 2 года назад +4

    My favorite world is the world in One Piece!! It's sooo fantastic. There's a video called "The Breathtaking World of One Piece" and it shows you the BEAUTY and INSANITY of the One Piece world.

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 года назад +5

      The world building of One Piece is spectacular and I love it. It's definitely the best and most creative worldbuilding of anything I've read--the sheer volume of it alone makes it enthralling, but I also love how clear the rules of the world are and how intriguing the mystery of the world is! (it's not a "book" but maybe I should have included it here?? hahah)

  • @mspratyushasen
    @mspratyushasen 2 года назад

    I agree with you on His Dark Materials and The priory of the Orange tree. Incredible world building and excellent representation of female protagonists in fantasy genre. I was also thinking the same abt HDM on how is this for children, it's all very grown up stuff. 😅

  • @StorybooksInn
    @StorybooksInn 2 года назад

    yes to his dark materials!!

  • @StorybooksInn
    @StorybooksInn 2 года назад +1

    i personally really enjoy the world building of the winternight trilogy

  • @Adri_harubooks
    @Adri_harubooks 2 года назад

    I didn't liked N. K. Jemisin's books tbh but I agree with the fact that she created a new world for this saga

  • @miriamajigboye7473
    @miriamajigboye7473 2 года назад +1

    Do inspiring ✨

  • @lenani9143
    @lenani9143 2 года назад +2

    I think you would really like Momo by Michael Ende ☺️

  • @rachelthompson9324
    @rachelthompson9324 2 года назад

    you need to read my novel, Dragon Fire, but my new novel, Book of Answers, (sci-fi) has some crazy worldbuilding

  • @hunterghobadi1269
    @hunterghobadi1269 2 года назад +2

    I think the word "world-building" has too broad a definition. Imagery, atmosphere, and mood are very different from scale, geography, and politics.
    The former is very much tied to emotional depth and is at its core elliptical and open to interpretation. The latter is analytical and definitive, quantifying measurements and names in very technical language.
    They are more so two opposing methods that conflict with one another so I don't see the value in combing them into a single group.

  • @oguejioforpeterchinonso6962
    @oguejioforpeterchinonso6962 2 года назад

    amazing

  • @theonlytrueuchihas9995
    @theonlytrueuchihas9995 2 года назад

    What movies do you watch?

  • @nancyedwards4847
    @nancyedwards4847 2 года назад

    Good books

  • @liamariavoelker4162
    @liamariavoelker4162 2 года назад

    I did not enjoy the lonely castle in the mirror. It is written for young teens in my opinion. I just couldn’t relate and found it to simple.

  • @StorybooksInn
    @StorybooksInn 2 года назад

    also! i live in the south usa (aka bible belt) and in 2006/6th grade we were reading his dark materials and it got banned while we were reading it and my teacher got fired and we think that's why bc we read it anyway.

  • @nwokorochima3059
    @nwokorochima3059 2 года назад

    Wow really!

  • @Dliz_empire
    @Dliz_empire 2 года назад

    Nice

  • @ekureedafedaniel2622
    @ekureedafedaniel2622 2 года назад

    Cool

  • @wangxiao2019
    @wangxiao2019 2 года назад

    I personally didn't like the priory of the orange tree
    No pude conectar con ningún personaje, todo era demasiado conveniente y en vez de mostrarte la historia te lo contaban... todo se sentía demasiado irreal, inverosímil para mí.
    :"D

  • @genzvideos
    @genzvideos 2 года назад

    Sime Books are very interesting

  • @ronnsmith1567
    @ronnsmith1567 2 года назад

    Hmm

  • @dianewalker9154
    @dianewalker9154 2 года назад

    Lonely Castle in the Mirror is basically, an adaptation of Peter Pan.

    • @christy-anne-jones
      @christy-anne-jones  2 года назад +1

      I don't think it's similar to Peter Pan at all. The only real similarity between them is that they're both portal fantasies 😊

  • @karmicagam1008
    @karmicagam1008 2 года назад

    Kingkiller! 🥺🤲🏻

  • @margaretoffere7384
    @margaretoffere7384 2 года назад

    Good

  • @MaryAmongStories
    @MaryAmongStories 2 года назад

    💛🌻

  • @crito4123
    @crito4123 2 года назад

  • @vinodhiniharish2772
    @vinodhiniharish2772 2 года назад

    Hi christy, can you please share the secret of your healthy hair. It grew up so fast.

  • @onajiteekure8363
    @onajiteekure8363 2 года назад

    Beautiful you

  • @IkigaiFlame
    @IkigaiFlame 7 месяцев назад +1

    One piece has better world building

    • @xiiir838
      @xiiir838 3 месяца назад

      Not a book. Not basically, this channel is about only-word books

  • @dianewalker9154
    @dianewalker9154 2 года назад

    To unleash your inner demons, is to give free license to the seven deadly sins, without remorse or guilt or conscience.

  • @teenyweenyfacts
    @teenyweenyfacts 2 года назад

    Read my book u like it

  • @tiffanygallaher7557
    @tiffanygallaher7557 2 года назад +2

    I've really enjoyed listening to your thoughts and book recommendations lately. I share enthusiasm for some of your favourite books. If you are interested in books that create detailed and immersive worlds, I recommend one that no one talks about anymore. Shardik by Richard Adams of Watership Down fame.
    Shardik is a fantasy novel about a remote community in the Beklan Empire that has historically worshipped a bear god and what happens when a giant bear that embodies their conceptions of their god is driven by a forest fire to their island.
    Shardik is one of my favourite novels. The world building in this book is amazing and the writing is beautiful. And the plot is designed to make you think deeply about the nature of religious belief, material success and other topics. Here is a link. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shardik

  • @olabisiibironke5810
    @olabisiibironke5810 2 года назад

    Cool